Ralph Relyea was named DeWitt’s Citizen of the Year Thursday at the DeWitt Chamber of Commerce meeting and Best of DeWitt awards banquet in the cafeteria of DeWitt High School.

Relyea, who is in his second term as mayor of DeWitt, has dedicated his mayoral duties and promises to the people to improve the streets and make DeWitt a better place to live.

The Best of DeWitt awards are given each year and, there were plenty of nice things to say about each nominee.

"Volunteers and good neighbors make DeWitt a better place," Kirk Vansandt, outgoing president of DeWitt Chamber of Commerce, said.

Gary Oltman, incoming president, said the two things on the city’s agenda he is going to continue to finish improvements of signs and to contribute to support Christmas on the Square.

Davey Carter, of Cabot, the new Arkansas Speaker of the House of Representatives and the guest speaker, stressed more politicians, both Republicans and Democrats, should cross the line of politics and voting for the future of Arkansas.